Lecture Series
The Finzi-Contini Lectures are a cherished annual literary event at the Whitney Humanities Center, established in honor of professor and literary scholar Bianca Maria Finzi-Contini Calabresi.
The annual Franke Lectures in the Humanities present public lectures organized in conjunction with an upper-level seminar in the Humanities Program.
Humanities Now seeks to spark deep thinking, inclusive deliberation, and smart action on current intellectual and social concerns. It derives impetus from a global vision of the humanities and prioritizes innovative methods, especially those that dismantle walls between the university and broader communities.
The Tanner Lectures on Human Values seek to advance and reflect upon scholarly and scientific thought relating to human values. Nine institutions, including Yale, permanently sponsor the lectures.